If you were to ask me if I’d ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I’d have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead. Luis Buñuel
Here’s the latest from the movers and the shakers in Gastown; our eternally creative bartenders, purveyors of the strong stuff, masters of the aperitif, those sensible folk who put little bits of liquid magic into glasses, and send us off for awhile to happy land.
The Twiggy
calvados, apple, and celery bitters
Bauhaus
Tommy’s Margarita
blanco tequila, lime, agave nectar
Aperol Spritz
bottled in house
Di Beppe
Earl Grey Lavender Fizz
Gin, Sons of Vancouver amaretto, earl grey, lavender, lemon, egg white, cream, soda
La Rosita
She gently tiptoes the line of bitter and sweet. Built on tequila and Amaro, the combination of citrus and house-made strawberry syrup
La Mezcaleria
Pineapple Basil Smash
gin, pineapple juice, lemon juice, fresh basil
Meet In Gastown
Moneypenny
Rittenhouse Rye, Disaronno, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
Mosquito
Nonna
Cocchi Americano, Skyy Vodka, Galliano, Creme de Cacao, Fresh Lemon Juice
Nicli Antica Pizzeria
Burnt Gibson Martini
Premium Gin, French Vermouth, Mezcal, Pickled Onion
Pourhouse
Aperol Fizz
aperol, white wine & soda
Six Acres
Margarita
el jimador blanco, cointreau, lime, agave, vanilla salt rim
Tacofino
Tiger Breath
hibiscus cachaça, pineapple, lime juice, jalapeño honey
The Diamond
Victoria Gin + Basil Smash
Sweet, sultry, and deeply inspiring
The Flying Pig
Mojito
white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint.
The Greedy Pig
Spanish Gin Tonic
made with Legend Distilling Black Moon gin, Fentiman’s tonic, juniper berries, lemon slice, thyme sprig and an orange twist
Tuc Craft Kitchen
The Blue Bastard
green Chartreuse, blue curacao, coconut cream, lime, Peychauds
Clough Club
Baudelaire
Spring flower infused Merridale Cowichan apple vodka, Lillet Rose, rose petal syrup, The Apothecary Heliotropic botanical citrus bitters.
Guilt & Co.
BK Block Party
NY Distilling Dorothy Parker Gin, watermelon juice, lime juice, ginger honey syrup, Somersby cider
Lamplighter